Dedication

For Inky, the most mischievous cat in town�P. H.

For Helena and her cat crew�J. L.

Contents

Cover

Title Page

Dedication

Meet Kitty & Her Cat Crew

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Super Facts About Cats

Excerpt from Kitty and the Moonlight Rescue

Back Ads

About the Author and Illustrator

Copyright

About the Publisher

Meet Kitty & Her Cat Crew

Kitty

Kitty has special powers�but is she ready to be a superhero just like her mom?

Luckily, Kitty�s cat crew has faith in her and shows Kitty the hero that lies within.

Kitty�s mom came in. �What are you two up to? There�s a lot of giggling going on in here.�

�We�re playing Catch the Bandit!� Kitty told her. �It�s a new game we invented, and it helps me improve my superpowers.�

�I see!� Mom smoothed back Kitty�s dark hair. �I�m glad you�re practicing, but it�s getting late. It�s time to settle down and go to bed.�

Kitty climbed under her blanket. �I am very sleepy.�

�I�m not surprised!� Mom smiled as she tucked Kitty in.

Kitty smiled back. She knew her mom understood how important it was to practice her powers. Kitty�s family had a special secret. Mom was a real superhero and went out at night to use her catlike abilities to help people. Kitty and her little brother, Max, had the same superpowers as their mom. Kitty could see in the dark and hear noises from far away. She could also balance perfectly and perform amazing somersaults. Best of all, she could talk to animals!

A few weeks before, Kitty had been on her very first nighttime adventure. She had met Pumpkin, who had no place to stay. Kitty was so happy the kitten had come home with her. Now he was part of the family, and he slept on Kitty�s bed every night.

�Don�t forget we�ve got a big day tomorrow,� added Mom as she tidied Kitty�s clothes. �We�re going to the Hallam City Museum to see the new exhibit. The Golden Tiger statue will be there, along with lots of other ancient treasures.�

Kitty sat up in bed again. �Is the Golden Tiger really covered with diamonds?�

�Do you know the way to the museum, Kitty?� asked Pumpkin, climbing up beside her.

Kitty looked over the rooftops, her special night vision sharpening. �Yes, I�m sure I do. Look, there it is, on Crown Street.� She pointed to a tall building made of pale stone. It had a domed roof and huge columns on each side of the front door.

�It sounds like you should be the museum�s official guard,� Kitty told her.

Cleo rubbed her ear with her paw. �I�d love to be a real guard, but the humans don�t seem to notice how hard I work. I adore living here�it�s amazing! Would you like me to show you around?�

�Yes, please!� Kitty�s eyes shined. �And we�d love to look at the Golden Tiger.�

�It�s a very special statue,� said Cleo proudly. �It looks even better up close. I�ll take you inside�just make sure you don�t touch anything.�

�What�s that funny shadow over the Golden Tiger?� Pumpkin asked suddenly. �I can hardly see the statue anymore.�

Kitty peered through the window. Pumpkin was right. There was a shadow there�.�.�. and it was moving!

�It looks so spooky!� squeaked Pumpkin. �It�s not the curse, is it?�

Kitty heard a creaking sound. �This way!� she whispered.

At the far end of the gallery, the dog was opening the window with his nose. Kitty crept nearer, her orange sneakers silent on the polished floor. The robber had put the statue down. Maybe, if they got close enough, they could snatch the Golden Tiger back.

Pumpkin�s tail brushed against a display, knocking over a pile of old coins. They jangled as they rolled around and around in circles. The dog whirled around, and the moonlight gleamed on his patchy coat. His eyes were wide, and he had a strange, faraway look, like someone daydreaming.

Kitty hesitated. Had Cleo been scared away by the other cat? Or did she have a plan?

A light came on in the back room. Kitty hurried along the rows of cages. She passed hutches full of sleeping bunnies, and wide-awake hamsters running in their wheels. Two parrots with beautiful green and red feathers were perched in a tall cage with their heads under their wings.

Kitty stopped in the office doorway. Piles of shiny objects covered the desk, the chair, and the filing cabinets inside. Every corner of the room was filled with glittering treasures�silver plates, strings of pearls, and jewels in every color of the rainbow.

Kitty gaped. All these treasures must be stolen! Was the robber dog really doing all this?

�Purr-fect greetings!� trilled a high voice.

Kitty jumped. The cat with the golden eyes lay on a pile of shiny coins. She had orange fur, and the name PRECIOUS was spelled out on her collar in diamonds. Her pointed ears pricked up as Kitty approached. There was an odd look in her eyes, as if she was trying to puzzle Kitty out.

�The curse is coming true,� moaned Precious. �I wish that horrible statue had never come here.�

Kitty spotted Cleo peeping out from behind a fish tank. Then the gray cat pushed a box of hamster food off the shelf. Kitty understood at once. Cleo had caused all this chaos to make Precious believe the story about the curse. The museum cat must have been listening the whole time!

Precious ran around in circles, her pointy ears swiveling from side to side. There was another crash as Cleo knocked a stack of dog leashes to the floor. Precious arched her back fearfully. �Kitty, the spirits are here to take revenge. Oh, save me!�

Cleo ducked behind the fish tanks as the golden-eyed cat ran around in a panic.

Super Facts About Cats

Super Speed

Have you ever seen a cat make a quick escape from a dog? If so, you know they can move really fast�up to thirty miles per hour!

Super Hearing

Cats have an incredible sense of hearing and can swivel their ears to pinpoint even the tiniest of sounds.

Super Reflexes

Have you ever heard the saying, �Cats always land on their feet�? People say this because cats have amazing reflexes. If a cat is falling, it can quickly sense how to move its body into the right position to land safely.

About the Author and Illustrator

PAULA HARRISON�s years teaching taught her what kids like in stories and how they respond to humor and suspense. JENNY L�VLIE is an artist, designer, and bird enthusiast, fascinated by the strong bond between humans and animals. The author and illustrator have worked together on a total of six books about Kitty!

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Copyright

This book is a work of fiction. References to real people, events, establishments, organizations, or locales are intended only to provide a sense of authenticity, and are used to advance the fictional narrative. All other characters, and all incidents and dialogue, are drawn from the author�s imagination and are not to be construed as real.

KITTY AND THE TIGER TREASURE. Text copyright � 2019 by Paula Harrison. Illustrations copyright � 2019 by Jenny L�vlie. First published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by Oxford University Press; first published in the United States by Greenwillow Books, 2019. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

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Cover art � 2019 by Jenny L�vlie

Library of Congress Control Number: 2019944594

Digital Edition SEPTEMBER 2019 ISBN: 978-0-06-293477-2

Print ISBN: 978-0-06-293474-1

ISBN 9780062934765 (hardcover) � ISBN 9780062934741 (paperback)

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